Chapter 1617: 1714: Su Xiaotong Takes the Stage

Chapter 1617: Chapter 1714: Su Xiaotong Takes the Stage

Elder Huang’s anger silenced those clamorous Alchemy Tao elite family members below immediately—they dared not speak another word.

Full of fury, Elder Huang glared fiercely at these elite family members and scolded loudly, “A bunch of good-for-nothing trash! Long Cai’er has the ability to stand here; do you worthless curs even qualify to stand on the stage to compete? How dare you criticize others? I see you all as maggots in a latrine, why don’t you step up and compete, to see how much you wretches really weigh? If you don’t even have the guts to stand on the stage, then hurry up and roll back to your own clans. I can’t stand the sight of you dogs born of elite families!”

This public scolding left the crowd dumbstruck and turned the faces of those elite family members pale with throbbing resentment in their hearts.

Elder Huang then looked up at Tang Tower with an expressionless face and said, “If it were not for old acquaintances, I wouldn’t waste time coming here. These Alchemy Tao elite families have become increasingly disgusting and disappointing over the years, especially the younger generation—full of trash, with hardly a few outstanding individuals.”

These words were indeed offensive, as many family heads of the elite families were present in Tang Tower. Hearing what Elder Huang had said, their faces turned ugly as they stared at him with anger.

Only Dragon Haotian, who showed no anger at Elder Huang’s scolding but instead a kind of sorrow.

Even Elder Huang, a highly respected senior figure in Alchemy Tao, was so dissatisfied with the elite families, which indicated the extent of the elite families’ decline.

Elder Huang was unconcerned with whatever attitude the elite families had towards him, as he had long held numerous grievances against them, and it happened that he heard these elite family Pill Refiners criticizing Long Cai’er. This truly infuriated Elder Huang. When he cursed people, he did not care who they were, he simply scathed them mercilessly.

Long Cai’er silently left the stage. Although Gao Yun won against Long Cai’er, there was little joy, watching Long Cai’er’s departing figure with a sense of distraction for some reason.

“Nevertheless, since I’ve promised someone to come, I will stay here for the next few tournaments. But if anyone dares to speak disrespectfully again, I will definitely drag that person out and execute him in front of everyone, no matter whose descendant he is!” Elder Huang said, brimming with killing intent.

The crowd below fell silent, no one daring to speak a word, completely intimidated by Elder Huang, especially the descendants of the elite families, who hardly dared to breathe too loudly.

It’s no joke; since Elder Huang had made such a statement, he clearly would not care about anyone’s face. Whoever dared to anger him again would face his lethal hand.

“Old Huang is still the same Old Huang, that temper is just right. Pretending to be weak and infirm earlier didn’t suit him at all,” the Heaven King of East Pole said with a smile.

Dragon Haotian turned to look at several family heads of the elite families with a distinctly unfriendly tone, saying, “Whoever slandered Long Cai’er earlier, I have taken note of every single one.”

The complexions of those family heads changed dramatically, wanting to explain themselves, but Dragon Haotian had already turned away, clearly uninterested in hearing any of their excuses.

And it was at that moment, Dragon Haotian completely lost hope in the alliance of the elite Alchemy Tao families.

“The participants of the second tournament, come forth,” Elder Huang called out loudly.

The two who had been eagerly waiting almost simultaneously leaped onto the stage, standing a dozen or so steps apart.

Fang Lin’s eyes lit up; the person the Pill Alliance had sent out for the second match turned out to be the girl Su Xiaotong.

As for the elite Alchemy Tao family’s side, they sent a tall and skinny young man; Fang Lin did not recognize him, but there were only five people in the elite families. Since Long Cai’er had already fought in the first match, and Fang Lin recognized Wu Qiong and Long Zhixin, only two people remained: Gongsun Xuan and Zhu Yunhai.

This tall and skinny young man, if not Gongsun Xuan, then it must be Zhu Yunhai.

Su Xiaotong seemed to have grown taller than Fang Lin remembered, but her appearance hadn’t changed much. She appeared somewhat uncomfortable and anxious on stage.

“Boy, what’s your name?” Huang Hanqing frowned as he looked at the tall and thin young man.

The latter immediately clasped his hands and said, “Junior Gongsun Xuan, greets Elder Huang.”

Huang Hanqing waved his hand: “I know. I’ve heard that you have a decent reputation among the younger generation in the Alchemy Tao families, not as useless and insufferable as others. I’d like to see if you truly live up to your name.”

“Junior will certainly give it my all,” Gongsun Xuan said, with a demeanor neither servile nor overbearing, and a hint of confidence.

For a Pill Refiner, such confidence is rare; it’s only those with substantial personal strength that possess such confidence.

In comparison, Su Xiaotong seemed to be in much poorer shape, looking like a little girl who has never seen the world, standing nervously on the stage, not even knowing where to put her hands.

Su Xiaotong was genuinely nervous. Apart from her experience of Pill Refining in front of others back in Black Cauldron City, she had never refined pills at such a grand event.

And Su Xiaotong had a naturally poor memory, having long forgotten her experience in Black Cauldron City.

Huang Hanqing looked at Su Xiaotong and asked with some confusion, “Girl, what’s your name?”

Su Xiaotong looked timidly at Huang Hanqing: “My name is Su Xiaotong.”

Huang Hanqing nodded, his mind filled with curiosity. Seeing Su Xiaotong’s young age and considering she was representing the Pill Alliance in the competition, he thought she must possess some extraordinary talent.

However, no matter how Huang Hanqing looked at her, he couldn’t see anything special about Su Xiaotong, aside from being slightly prettier than average. To him, she seemed no different from the usual girl, an obviously inexperienced person lacking the composure of Gongsun Xuan.

How could such a person perform to her capabilities in Pill Refining under the watchful eyes of many? There were doubts, after all, how could one refine high-quality Pills if one’s heart wasn’t even calm?

Many in the audience were also watching Su Xiaotong. Though they dared not speak rashly, they still had their opinions, feeling that this girl simply wasn’t up to par.

Gongsun Xuan was even more puzzled in his heart. Could it be that the Pill Alliance had no one else to send, thus they dispatched such a person to the competition?

However, Gongsun Xuan wouldn’t underestimate her just because of Su Xiaotong’s demeanor. In fact, he became somewhat wary inside, suspecting that she might be feigning this appearance to make him lower his guard.

For Gongsun Xuan, no matter who the opponent was, he would give his all, employing every bit of his capability without reservations.

Win or lose, it’s all down to skill!

“I, I forgot what I came up here to do,” Su Xiaotong said blankly, looking around, addressing Huang Hanqing.

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